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Chili Mac and Cheese tastes like your favourite Chili - with the added cheesy goodness of Mac & Cheese! It's mac and cheese combined with a super easy homemade chili using pantry ingredients, combining two of your favorite kind of comfort foods in a single one pot meal. It's quick, easy and sure to be a hit with the entire family.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chili mac and cheese using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chili Mac and cheese:

1. Take 1 lb. ground beef (85% lean)
2. Make ready 2 1/2 cups elbow macaroni
3. Make ready 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes with green chilies
4. Make ready 8 oz can tomato sauce
5. Take 2 tablespoons chili powder
6. Take 1/2 tablespoon cumin
7. Get 1 teaspoon salt, divided
8. Get 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese
9. Take 3 1/2 cups water

Mix the chili into the macaroni and cheese. Transfer to a serving bowl and top with additional Cheddar and the green onions. Ultra-comforting slow-cooker chili mac is the love child of macaroni and cheese and chili — perfect for the person who just can't choose. It's the best of both worlds, with lots of gooey, melted cheese and tender pasta mixed with a hearty blend of spices, meat, and beans.

Steps to make Chili Mac and cheese:

1. Set Instant Pot to saute mode and add ground beef and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Stir often until all the beef is browned. Should take about 5 minutes. Press cancel and drain fat.
2. Sprinkle chili powder, cumin and 1/2 teaspoon salt on top of the browned meat. Then add macaroni on top (don’t stir). Add 3 1/2 cups water and make sure all macaroni is submerged. Add cans of tomato sauce and diced tomatoes right on top in the center. Do not stir!
3. Secure lid, make sure vent is set to sealing and pressure cook (“manual” on some Instant Pots) on high for 4 minutes. When timer is complete, quick release the pressure.
4. Remove lid and stir contents well. Everything will begin to thicken. Add 1 cup of shredded colby jack cheese and stir it in so it melts into the sauce.
5. Serve with additional shredded cheese on top and enjoy!
6. Notes- you don’t need a instant pot to make this. For stove top cook noodles separate, and add it to the meat sauce, you won’t need the water, can use 2 cans of tomato sauce instead.
7. I end up using the whole box of pasta, and I used 15 oz of tomato sauce, it did take more water to cover my pasta

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